Texas Birth Index- Mendenhall Surname, Part 11 (1918)

 ~Texas Birth Index- 1918~

~Lee Gripon Mendenhall- 2nd Cousin, 3x Removed 

Lee Gripon Mendenhall was born on August , 1918 in Chambers County, Texas to Corwin Guy Mendenhall (1891-1961) and Eula Leona Gripon (1894-1989). He had 2 siblings- Corwin Guy Jr. and Marilyn Alice. 

His brother Corwin- I wrote about in my previous post- you can read about him Here.

Lee married at the age of 28 on May 31, 1947 in Jefferson, Texas. He married Miss Zelma Mae Measeles (1918-1993) and together, they had one daughter: Laura Lynn Mendenhall (1953-1968). Laura was only 14 at the time- having died of a cerebral hemorrhage due to a thrombocytopenia and acute leukemia. To the right is a picture of Laura.

Lee lived to be 83 years old and died on July 7, 2002 in La Porte, Texas. He is buried beside his wife in the Fairview Cemetery in Winnie, Texas.

~George Elby Mendenhall- 9th cousin, 3x Removed 

George was born on September 15, 1918 in San Patricio County, Texas to Elby Leroy Mendenhall (1885-1941) and Jessie Smith Sutcliffe (1885-1959). He was the youngest of 4- Alberta, Francis and Joseph. 

George never married or had any children. He died at the age of 25 while fighting in WWII in Italy. He is buried in the Sinton Cemetery in Sinton, Texas.